Letter to Thomas J. Hood, 1849 Mar. 30, Walnut Ridge, Ark. A.L.S.

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Letter to Thomas J. Hood, 1849 Mar. 30, Walnut Ridge, Ark. A.L.S.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228721117

The letter signed "W.G.C.", deals with the elections to the Kentucky Constitutional Convention (1849), the letter of Henry Clay to Richard Pindell (1849) and projects of gradual emancipation of slaves, anti-slavery movement in Kentucky, news of the California Gold Rush and the author's Arkansas plantation.

1 item.4 p. 25cm.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House speaker and the ninth secretary of state. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Grea...

Hood, Thomas J., fl. 1849,

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Thomas J. Hood was a member of Kentucky Constitutional Convention. From the description of Letter to Thomas J. Hood, 1849 Mar. 30, Walnut Ridge, Ark. A.L.S. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 228721117 ...

Kentucky. Constitutional Convention (1849-1850)

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